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donderdag 30 augustus 2012

WANDERBACH page 101

- ‘Not as beautiful
as yours; very common, no special breed, I believe. She followed me, a stray,
but walked with me till in the house and I kept her. She eats and sleeps with
us and twice a day I take her to the park.’ Tork nods. A trivial bastard probably, sweet with little personality,
and happy now she has a master who takes care of her.

- ‘Can you
report tomorrow?’ he asks kindly after which he forgets about it for the moment.
He will see what it brings. Probably
nothing or they are hidden rebels of which his assistances did know nothing
about.

This first task
encourages Tork to return to what is important for the inhabitants. He
addresses Jeremy again.

- ‘As I
understand everything happens by itself. There is for example no-one who serves
drinks or food during the festivities?’ They deny all together. ‘Hm! I saw that there are beverage and
eating facilities. Also self-service, I assume?’ The new ruler smiles: ‘Than we
have to change that. What do you think?’ All stare non understanding, but Tork
laughs.

- ‘I know that
there is no necessity for occupations and I think that it is especially
developed like this: bread and games! The people don’t complain because
everything goes by itself. Sometimes someone makes a remark about those
annoying festivities but that’s a minority. The rest accepts: eat, sleep and
party. There isn’t even a red light district in this crazy town; why not, because
no-one has to earn and you cannot be wealthier then that. An effective method to
kill ambition and yet there is taken care of challenge: the games during the
never ending festivities. I have to compliment the inventors because a safer
society doesn’t exist, and more boring neither.’ He looks around.